2pointslayr
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Awesome bull nice 4 ths
Carl Ross ... Let's hear it
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Horn Seeker
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Wowsa! Nice bull.
So is there another bull we've yet to hear about??? Dont keep us waiting too long Kurt.
So is there another bull we've yet to hear about??? Dont keep us waiting too long Kurt.
Breaks Runner
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Great job! Heck of a bull right there!!
I've seen Kurt's bull........it's not a raghorn........grin!
I've seen Kurt's bull........it's not a raghorn........grin!
Dinkshooter
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thecrittergitter
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Its a "glorified raghorn"......lol NOT
JohnCushman
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awesome bull...congrats!!
You guys really want a story, huh.
Ok. After spending most of the day watching mule deer bucks chase does, and seeing a group of cows at range, I spotted an elk on a hillside a little beyond my comfortable shooting range. Setting up my spotter, I saw two smaller 5-6 points and a cow, and finally a glimse at a mature bull in the shadows. Not being a regular slayer of large elk, I was looking for anything in the 'mature' class and knew right away this one qualified.
I picked out a stalk and cut 400 yards or so, but when I got there and peaked out there were no elk to be seen. The lay of that area has a lot of little faces and folds, so I burned some daylight sneaking around to make sure they weren't just out of sight, but still I found no elk. Since snow had fallen that evening, I went looking for their tracks, and did manage to find them before too long.
Following the tracks up and down several gullies in the bottom, they eventually headed uphill into a brushier area, but to my fortune I always had the wind vs. the direction they were headed. Without too much light left, I came to an open area which I figured to be my best chance for the day. I found the two smaller bulls pretty quickly, but couldn't see any other elk from where I was at. After mulling it for a little bit, I exposed my position to elk I could see in order to gain a better vanatage. As luck would have it, they hadn't noticed me before I moved far enough to spot the larger elk off to the side, at around 250 yards. Right after I saw him, I went to set up my pack on a little rise to shoot from. I guess in my haste I rushed things, cause he took off just as I finished setting up. I managed four shots as he left the area, two of which I felt very good about, and I could see he was visibly hurt.
After waiting a few minutes to make sure he didn't pop up somewhere else in sight, I ran to pick up the track and hopefully find him. Lots of blood and fresh snow made him easy to follow, but pretty soon he had gone a lot farther than I had hoped. After going 400 or 500 yards, I caught up to him in the bottom of a drainage. He was alive, but couldn't seem to get to his feet. I had three shells left, period, and based on his position and the brush he was in, I put all three into his neck. He was still alive! Still couldn't get up, but would turn his head and look at me, then put it down for a while.
At this point I was at a loss for what to do. I had no shells and no backup weapons. On the plus side he didn't appear to be going anywhere, and while I hated to just wait him out, I couldn't think of another option that didn't risk myself getting gored by an antler. After a half hour, he was still alive, but did appear to be weakening further. I figured I had a long night ahead of me once he succumed, so I hiked out to my luckily pretty close truck to have some dinner. After eating, when I made it back to him, it was thankfully all over. Spent long enough taking pictures, cutting on him, and packing that night to frost a couple toes right up. Upon autopsy it turned out that the two shots I put into his shoulder had stopped in his onside shoulder, and never made it into the body cavity. Hence my retiring of A-Max's on elk.
Ok. After spending most of the day watching mule deer bucks chase does, and seeing a group of cows at range, I spotted an elk on a hillside a little beyond my comfortable shooting range. Setting up my spotter, I saw two smaller 5-6 points and a cow, and finally a glimse at a mature bull in the shadows. Not being a regular slayer of large elk, I was looking for anything in the 'mature' class and knew right away this one qualified.
I picked out a stalk and cut 400 yards or so, but when I got there and peaked out there were no elk to be seen. The lay of that area has a lot of little faces and folds, so I burned some daylight sneaking around to make sure they weren't just out of sight, but still I found no elk. Since snow had fallen that evening, I went looking for their tracks, and did manage to find them before too long.
Following the tracks up and down several gullies in the bottom, they eventually headed uphill into a brushier area, but to my fortune I always had the wind vs. the direction they were headed. Without too much light left, I came to an open area which I figured to be my best chance for the day. I found the two smaller bulls pretty quickly, but couldn't see any other elk from where I was at. After mulling it for a little bit, I exposed my position to elk I could see in order to gain a better vanatage. As luck would have it, they hadn't noticed me before I moved far enough to spot the larger elk off to the side, at around 250 yards. Right after I saw him, I went to set up my pack on a little rise to shoot from. I guess in my haste I rushed things, cause he took off just as I finished setting up. I managed four shots as he left the area, two of which I felt very good about, and I could see he was visibly hurt.
After waiting a few minutes to make sure he didn't pop up somewhere else in sight, I ran to pick up the track and hopefully find him. Lots of blood and fresh snow made him easy to follow, but pretty soon he had gone a lot farther than I had hoped. After going 400 or 500 yards, I caught up to him in the bottom of a drainage. He was alive, but couldn't seem to get to his feet. I had three shells left, period, and based on his position and the brush he was in, I put all three into his neck. He was still alive! Still couldn't get up, but would turn his head and look at me, then put it down for a while.
At this point I was at a loss for what to do. I had no shells and no backup weapons. On the plus side he didn't appear to be going anywhere, and while I hated to just wait him out, I couldn't think of another option that didn't risk myself getting gored by an antler. After a half hour, he was still alive, but did appear to be weakening further. I figured I had a long night ahead of me once he succumed, so I hiked out to my luckily pretty close truck to have some dinner. After eating, when I made it back to him, it was thankfully all over. Spent long enough taking pictures, cutting on him, and packing that night to frost a couple toes right up. Upon autopsy it turned out that the two shots I put into his shoulder had stopped in his onside shoulder, and never made it into the body cavity. Hence my retiring of A-Max's on elk.
hardscrabble
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What a great bull Carl, congrats! Thanks for sharing the story.
Jon Boy
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Congrats on an awesome bull!
Summitthunting
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Awesome bull, well worth a couple toes. I ran out of ammo on an antelope when I was 15, I now carry 20 rounds minimum at all times.
Dinkshooter
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Quick question. What are A-Max's?
Summitthunting
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Hornady's target bullet.
Intothewindoutdoors
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Awesome bull!! Congrats!!
The Hedgehog
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That is one heck of a bull! Congrats Carl. But your elk was gay. No broken points. You shot a gay elk. At least I know I shot a straight elk.
That's one for the wall no doubt - gay or not.
That's one for the wall no doubt - gay or not.
Great story to go with a great bull. Very sorry to hear about the bullet failure. I know you are into the infinite details of preparation and it must be frustrating to have bullet failure complicate a great moment such as that. Glad it all worked out in the end.
elk_hunter
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Wow, congrats on a helluva bull!
BuzzH
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Thats a great bull...congratulations!
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